offendedness

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English

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Etymology

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From offended +‎ -ness.

Noun

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offendedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being offended.
    • 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 130:
      “No great theater director ever said to an actor, ‘Okay, this scene calls for some real emotion, now go out there and give me lots of offendedness!’”